MODIFIED STRAINS OF CHLORELLA MICROALGAE SPECIES HAVING REDUCED CHITIN CONTENT

Disclosed are modified strains of Chlorella microalgae species, the modified strains having a reduced chitin content. Also disclosed is a method for producing them. The method involves performing mutagenesis of a parent strain of the microalgae. Furthermore, disclosed is a composition comprising alg...

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Hauptverfasser: SMITH, Richard Thomas, SPICER, Andrew Pearce, ISNER, Jean-Charles Eric Francois, PUDNEY, Alexander Findlay, SCHIANOVISCONTE, Gino
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Zusammenfassung:Disclosed are modified strains of Chlorella microalgae species, the modified strains having a reduced chitin content. Also disclosed is a method for producing them. The method involves performing mutagenesis of a parent strain of the microalgae. Furthermore, disclosed is a composition comprising algae biomass derived from the modified strains and their use in food and/or cosmetics amongst other applications. Advantages of the low chitin content include aiding digestibility and nutrient availability of the whole-cell ingredient without further downstream processing.